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Recently updated on June 19, 2018 at 10:41 am
Since 2004, the consumption value has to be recognizable on every new car at a motor show etc. However, there is an exception, especially with fuel swallowers. A tuned car does not have to indicate any changed consumption values. According to the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, this would be “too expensive” for the tuners. The reason was a complaint by a manufacturer against a tuner who exhibited his vehicle at the IAA in Frankfurt.
The tuner did not provide any information on consumption either on the advertising sign or in a trade magazine. On the increased engine power, however. The manufacturer saw this as a violation and sued. According to the OLG, a tuned car is a "special case" and therefore the rule does not apply. (As we find, GOOD SO) For the exact determination of the consumption values, a type approval procedure according to EU guidelines is necessary in which consumption and CO2 emissions are determined by default. According to the OLG, this procedure is too "expensive" for the tuner, especially financially. A tuner is usually content with the cheaper but lengthy individual acceptance at TÜV or Dekra, where no official consumption data in the sense of the Pkw-EnVKV is collected.
